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Welcome to our weekly e-gram! Read on to discover what’s happening in our church family this week and beyond.
Church News
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SPECIAL WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY: 5TH SUNDAY SINGINGJoin us this Sunday as we continue our celebration of the six Sundays of Easter and the joy of the resurrection with our first 2023 5th Sunday Singing. Let’s lift our voices in praise with congregational hymns, Chancel Choir specials, and several solos/duets. Using the resource Unrevealed Until Its Season, a book by James C. Howell (Senior Pastor at Myers Parks UMC in Charlotte, NC), we will explore some of the best-known and best-loved hymns in our Chalice Hymnal. You won’t want to miss any of these 5th Sunday Singing services. (We will also have 5th Sunday Singing in July and October.) Thanks to Kim Peeples for preparing this meaningful worship service. See you Sunday, in person or online.
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APRIL FOCUS ON CARING FOR CREATION
Honoring creation is one way we can honor God. As followers of Christ, we can care for creation by working with others to create healthy and safe communities for our families, leave a thriving world for future generations, and protect God’s natural world. During April, LFCC will focus on ways to care for the natural world around us.
This Sunday, you are also invited to take an Orange Bag from the table in the gathering space. The Hefty Orange Bag program allows you to recycle plastics that are harder to recycle and not usually collected by curbside recycling companies. Here is the link that explains how the program works. You can return your filled orange bag to church, or drop it off at the Gwinnett County drop-off location at Westrock (Gwinnett County): 384 Maltbie Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful provides a link to information about where certain kinds of items can be recycled. If you have things you would like to recycle, but don’t know where to take them, check out the list at https://gwinnettcb.org/recycling/.
“And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.” ~Genesis 2: 9
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ELDER AND DEACON COMMUNION TRAINING THIS SUNDAYAll Elders and Deacons should plan to participate in a short 15-20 minute training session for our new way to serve communion on Sunday, April 30 during Sunday School (10:10-10:30) or immediately following worship, if you have not already completed the training. The new serving schedule will begin in May. Thank you for your commitment to serving LFCC in so many ways.
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CHANGE IN WORSHIP TIME STARTING NEXT SUNDAY!Beginning Sunday, May 7, our worship start time will move to 11 am. Mark your calendars and be ready for this change that’s coming soon! The new start time will allow more time for choir rehearsal and Sunday school, and will make it easier for visitors to remember what time worship starts. Worship will continue to start at 10:50 am this coming Sunday; the new worship time will begin in May!
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WEEKLY CALL TO PRAYER FOR OUR CHURCHDuring this time of transition for LFCC, the Pulpit Committee invites all of us to a time of intentional prayer for our congregation. Each Wednesday at 7 pm, you are encouraged to pause for a few minutes to pray for God’s guidance as we search for an interim minister and continue the work of discerning God’s path for our church. You can pray wherever you are, in whatever way feels most comfortable for you. If you are not able to pause and pray Wednesdays at 7 pm, please choose a different time to set aside for intentional prayer for LFCC. We need all of our prayers to guide our church forward.
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PULPIT COMMITTEE UPDATE
The Pulpit Committee has been interviewing candidate for interim minister over the past several weeks, and will have a report for the Leadership Council and Board soon. Once we get an interim in place, the committee will begin the process of finding a settled minister. If you have questions or ideas about the search process, please talk to Committee Chair Frank Hawkins, or any of the committee members (Andrew Jensen, Marilyn Parks, Candace Richardson, and Lee Thompson as ex officio member). Please be in prayer for the Pulpit Committee as they do this important work for the congregation.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: ELDER AND DEACON MEETING
The Elders and Deacons will meet immediately after worship on Sunday, May 21 to follow up on our February planning meeting and March training with Rev. Denise Bell, to look forward into the summer and fall, and to choose a chair for each group. If you are a deacon or elder, please plan to stay after worship for this important meeting. We will conclude no later than 1:15 pm. This meeting will replace the Board meeting scheduled for May 21 at 6 pm; we will conduct any needed Board business at this meeting.
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THANKS FOR SUCCESSFUL RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
Lawrenceville First Christian Church and the American Red Cross hosted a successful blood drive on Monday, April 24. Thanks to those who donated blood or served as hosts! And special thanks go out to Rod Baker for coordinating our church’s participation.
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SPRING CONFERENCES FOR WOMENDisciples Women in Georgia are invited to attend one of two Spring Conferences with the theme “Celebrating Women: Honoring Our HERstory Then and Now.” The one closest to us is on May 20 at New Hope Christian Church on Old Norcross Road from 11 am to 2 pm. The registration cost is $25. Several of our women are interested in attending. The featured keynoter is Rev. Nancy Oliver and the musician is Rev. Ann Haines. Please register at https://www.gadisciples.org/disciples-women.
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 CHURCH CAMP REGISTRATIONCamp registration for counselors and applications for camp counselors are now available online at https://www.gadisciples.org/summer-camp-2023. If you are registering a camper, remember the church will pay half of the registration cost for members and children of members. Please talk with Rev. Diane or Marilyn Parks before you register a child who qualifies for this discount.
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CAMP WORK DAYS
Help get Camp Christian ready for the Summer 2023 camping season. Specific tasks include painting (bathhouse, pool house, shutters on cabins, possibly other places); painting picnic tables and 2-3 seater benches with arms; repairing cabin roofs; cleaning and repairing steps to Peachtree suites and steps to office; cleaning windows on front of Woodland; washing the cabin trashcans, brooms and dust pans; cleaning the lake storage shed; and cleaning the cabins and director’s bungalow.
Tentative dates for camp work days are during the week beginning May 30 or the week beginning June 4. Definite dates will be announced soon.
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E-GRAM DEADLINE
Thanks for all your contributions to the e-gram. Please send any information for next week’s e-gram to Rev. Diane (diane@lawrencevillechristianchurch.org) no later than Tuesday at 5 pm.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, April 30
9 am: Choir Rehearsal
10 am: Sunday School
10:10 am: Elder/Deacon Communion Training
10:50 am: Worship – Fifth Sunday Singing
12 pm: Elder/Deacon Communion Training
Tuesday, May 2
11:30 am: TONTO
Sunday, May 7
9 am: Choir Rehearsal
10 am: Sunday School
11:00 am: Worship (Teresa Bensch preaching) – note changed worship time!
6 pm: Leadership Council meeting on Zoom
Check the calendar of events on our church website at https://lawrencevillechristianchurch.org/calendar/ to stay updated on what’s happening in our church community. If you have events to add, go to https://lawrencevillechristianchurch.org/event-form/ and complete the form. The password is LFCC2023Event. If you have problems with the form, please contact JT Clements or Rev. Diane.
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THIS SUNDAY’S WORSHIP LEADERS
Elders: Karen Jensen and Patricia Taylor
Greeter: Elizabeth Anders
*If you are interested in serving as a worship leader or greeter, please contact Marilyn Parks
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ZOOM LINK FOR WORSHIP AND CHURCH MEETINGS
For Sunday worship and other online meetings, use this link:
https://zoom.us/j/6284633067?pwd=YzVMN0EwQUVrb0FRM1phVkZEUjZFQT09
Zoom Meeting ID: 628 463 3067 Password: 1234
For those who DIAL IN, Call (646) 558-8656
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LAWRENCEVILLE CO-OP UPDATE
The Lawrenceville Co-op still needs food donations to help feed those who are hungry in Lawrenceville. This week’s most-needed items include
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruit
- Canned meat
- Canned pasta
- Canned soup
- Peanut butter
- Jelly
- Oatmeal
- Cereal
- Snacks
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
REGIONAL AND GENERAL CHURCH NEWS
Keep up with the latest news going on in our region and our general church. Click the links below to find the latest news within the Disciples!
Region: https://www.gadisciples.org/news
General Church: https://disciples.org/
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Celebrations
Libby Ballew’s birthday (April 30)
Braxton Holden’s birthday (April 30)
Matthew Britt’s birthday (May 1)
Gabriel Evatt-Machado’s birthday (May 1)
Diane Bales and James Gibson’s anniversary (May 3)
Immediate Needs (names in bold are newly added)
Our world
Our church family and friends
Our pulpit committee, as they interview interim minister candidates
Flo Carroll
Ongoing Needs
Our members and friends at home, including Odessa Adams and Barbara Bagwell
Our family and friends with ongoing health challenges
Students/teachers/administration of Gwinnett County Public Schools
Those affected by COVID-19
Patricia Saturday
Ada Mullinax
Martha Ann Wages
The Yoon Family
Peg and Wes Morgan
Chris Klimshuk and family
Kali Parks (Marilyn Parks’s granddaughter in Florida)
Rev. John Lambert (former minister of LFCC)
Rev. Peggy Edge (Anna Harrison)
Sadie Severt (Harrison family friend)
Mardell Brown (Mabel Simmons)
The Carroll Family
Connie Worrel’s sister, Pat
Regina Halvorson (Chris Klimshuk)
If you have an update to the prayers and concerns, please let Rev. Diane know (diane@lawrencevillechristianchurch.org).
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That’s all we have for this week! Please be in prayer for the church and all its members, that we continue to do what the Lord has called us all to do. God bless you all!
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